Fridays' Unscientific Poll: Jingle Bells, Batman Smells

[nanila]

Before Christmas, the bloke & I were amused to discover that the alternate Batman-based lyrics to "Jingle Bells" apparently percolate into the consciousness of children at a very early age.

Since Christmas, we've been amused because Humuhumu will randomly sing them whenever the fancy strikes her, no matter if Christmas is still 10 months away. (As were the elderly couple who were exiting Powis Castle at the same time as us last weekend. They applauded her, which caused her to be overcome with shyness and hide behind Daddy's legs.)

I found it intriguing that the lyrics differ from the ones I sang as a child in the US and are specifically British-English because of the use of the word "motorway". Now I'm wondering if there are other regional variations!

Poll #17326 Jingle Bells, Batman Smells

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As a child, I mostly sang these alternate Batman-based lyrics to the Christmas carol "Jingle Bells".

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Jingle bells, Batman smells, Robin laid an egg/Batmobile lost a wheel and Joker got away
20 (52.6%)

Jingle bells, Batman smells, Robin flew away/Santa Claus lost his claws on the motorway
4 (10.5%)

Something else which I shall write in the text box
14 (36.8%)

I sang these alternate Batman-based lyrics instead:

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Comments

[ankaret]

We three Kings of Leicester Square
Selling ladies' underwear
So fantastic, no elastic
Only eight pence a pair

[nanila]

I LOLLED YES I DID. :D

[ankaret]

That was taught to me by the boy I had a crush on between the ages of about eleven and sixteen, who had just got back from a kibbutz. Presumably he didn't learn it there but you never can tell.

[kaberett]

... I think I had a different price, but yes, this one.

[hilarita]

We Three Kings of Orients are
One in a taxi, one in a car
One on a scooter
Beeping his hooter
Following yonder star.

[davidgillon]

That rings a bell!